Kara Jacobacci

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Kara has been following professional DotA2 since the TI4 qualifiers. When not watching matches on Twitch, she can be found working (or attempting to find work) as a geologist and enjoying nature.
The International 2017 is only weeks away, and Valve has treated us to an entire overhaul of the Majors, with the new system launching...
The Battle Cup is a wonderful addition to Dota, offering a chance to play in a real, structured tournament with a team even if...
Rod of Atos got a serious overhaul in Dota's 7.00 patch. In the past, the item had been panned, with most analysts and players agreeing that...
Bring back any fond memories? The famous GD Studio TI4 hub is actually what got me into Dota. I had a friend convince me to...
Valve's been fairly good about waiting for tournaments to end before dropping new patches, with some exceptions. Every patch brings a change to the...
Some have been calling for it for years. Some never thought they'd never see the day. Loda is out of Alliance. Here's a link to the official...
With the advent of Siltbreaker, now is the perfect time to talk about rotating maps in Dota. When I explain Dota to non-esport friends, they usually...
The past four International prize pools have smashed records without fail. While TI1 and TI2 boasted identical prize pools of $1,600,000--at the time, this...
Cloud9 vs. ScaryFaceZombies currently holds the record as the longest game of professional Dota 2 ever played. Of course EternalEnvy was involved in something this ridiculous. The game...
The unfortunate repercussions of Valve's Dota 2 Major system on the livelihood of third-party tournaments isn't a new topic. In fact, we wrote an article...
Everybody wants to see their name on a list of notable people, and Dota 2's playerbase is no exception. Valve provides Dota 2 leaderboards for each...
Every time a new Dota patch comes out, the community's discussion of IceFrog's changes will, at some point, involve a heated debate about 'Power Creep.'...